Chapter Summaries

Hongjun granted Jieyin and Zhun Ti Primordial Violet Qi and honorary disciple status after they pleaded for help restoring the West. Hong Yun watched their success with confidence, believing his allies and treasures would protect him if they tried to retaliate.

• Kun Peng glared at Zhun Ti with hatred, while Zhun Ti exchanged a resentful glance with Hong Yun before looking back to Hongjun.
• Hong Yun reassured Zhen Yuan Zi and reflected that his treasures, Hou Tu, and the Twelve Ancestral Witches gave him confidence against Jieyin and Zhun Ti.
• Hongjun granted Jieyin honorary disciple status and a strand of Primordial Violet Qi, acknowledging his karmic debt to the West.
• Jieyin pleaded for Zhun Ti to receive a chance, and Zhun Ti promised that they would restore the Western ley lines and guide the West's living beings.
• Hongjun granted Zhun Ti honorary disciple status and another strand of Primordial Violet Qi, leaving the Zixiao Palace crowd staring in astonishment.

After Zhun Ti received Primordial Violet Qi by pleading with Hongjun, the other cultivators begged for the remaining strand, leaving Hongjun to avoid choosing a recipient directly. He set the Qi loose in Zixiao Palace to find someone with a destined connection, while Hong Yun wondered about Hongjun's attention toward him.

• Zhun Ti's success prompted many cultivators to kowtow and plead with Hongjun for Primordial Violet Qi, while Zhen Yuan Zi asked Hong Yun whether they should cry too.
• Hong Yun told Zhen Yuan Zi to look at Di Jun and Fuxi, who stayed silent instead of joining the pleas.
• Hongjun considered giving his last strand of Primordial Violet Qi to Hou Tu, but told her she had no need of it because of her accumulated merit.
• Hou Tu accepted Hongjun's words quietly and regretted that she could not pass the Qi to Hong Yun after he had given her his seat.
• Hongjun declared that the final strand would go to whoever had a destined connection, then released it to circle above the people in Zixiao Palace.
• As everyone watched the Qi, Hong Yun wondered about Hongjun's earlier glance at him.

Hong Yun received the last strand of Primordial Violet Qi, but decided not to keep it because he feared the dangers of wavering over the Saint Position. He offered it up in the Purple Sky Palace, leaving Zhen Yuan Zi alarmed and trying to reassure him.

• The last strand of Primordial Violet Qi drifted into Hong Yun's hand as the cultivators watched with envy and hostility.
• Zhen Yuan Zi congratulated Hong Yun while quietly memorizing the hostile faces around them.
• A tremor from the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler helped Hong Yun decide that he would give up the Primordial Violet Qi rather than risk inviting disaster by changing his mind.
• Hong Yun released the Primordial Violet Qi and claimed he was unworthy of such a treasure, shocking everyone in the Purple Sky Palace.
• Zhen Yuan Zi privately urged Hong Yun not to worry, saying they would be safe once they returned to the Witch Clan or Wuzhuang Temple.

Hong Yun refused to keep the Primordial Violet Qi and asked the Heavenly Dao to award it to whoever proved most virtuous. After the Heavenly Dao accepted it and granted him merit, Hong Yun realized his original destiny had been restored.

• Hong Yun told Zhen Yuan Zi and the gathered cultivators that Primordial Violet Qi should belong to the virtuous.
• Hong Yun invoked the Heavenly Dao and offered to conceal the Primordial Violet Qi until someone worthy earned it.
• The Heavenly Dao drew the Primordial Violet Qi into its vortex, while Hongjun realized he could not stop Hong Yun.
• Hong Yun felt his shackles lift and recognized that his original destiny had been restored after he passed the tribulation.
• The Heavenly Dao bestowed merit on Hong Yun, and the Three Pure Ones, Nu Wa, the Two from the West, and the other cultivators reacted to his choice.

After Hong Yun returned the Primordial Violet Qi to the Heavenly Dao, Di Jun asked whether anyone could become a Saint without it, and Hongjun explained that other positions under the Heavenly Dao might still be earned. Hongjun distributed treasures to his disciples and promised the listeners more at Treasure Distribution Cliff before joining with the Dao and leaving Zixiao Palace, where the crowd rushed toward Bu Zhou Mountain.

• After Hong Yun put away his Heavenly Dao Merit, the Heavenly Dao disappeared, and Di Jun asked Hongjun whether someone could become a Saint without Primordial Violet Qi.
• Hongjun told Di Jun that those who educated living beings and perfected the Heavenly Dao might obtain another position, and Di Jun renewed his ambition to cultivate toward the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.
• Hongjun gave treasures to the Three Pure Ones and Nu Wa, then handed more to Jieyin and Zhun Ti when they watched him expectantly.
• After the crowd clamored for treasures, Hongjun announced that they could take spirit treasures from Treasure Distribution Cliff on Bu Zhou Mountain after the lecture.
• Hongjun said he would join with the Dao and vanish unless something of great importance occurred, then left Zixiao Palace.
• Hao Tian and Yao Chi opened the palace doors, and some listeners hurried toward Bu Zhou Mountain to claim the treasures.

After Hong Yun surrendered his Primordial Violet Qi, Zhen Yuan Zi, Hou Tu, and Xuanming worried about his choice, so he claimed it would have brought him disaster. As the group lingered in Zixiao Palace, Zhun Ti grew anxious that they would miss the treasures at Treasure Distribution Cliff.

• Zhen Yuan Zi urged Hong Yun to keep the Primordial Violet Qi and offered to help protect it, while Hou Tu and Xuanming also expressed concern.
• Hong Yun told the three that receiving the Primordial Violet Qi had made his fortune plummet, so he had traded it for merit to avoid disaster.
• Yuan Shi praised Hong Yun for giving up the Primordial Violet Qi, and Hong Yun replied that his virtue was too shallow to possess it.
• Kun Peng saw Ming He sneer at him as they left Zixiao Palace, and the encounter reignited Kun Peng's anger.
• After most of the others left, Zhun Ti worried that their group would reach Treasure Distribution Cliff too late to obtain any treasures.

Hong Yun led the group to Treasure Distribution Cliff after realizing the Purple Heavens Palace’s Prayer Mats might be valuable treasures. When the Heavenly Dao resisted their attempts to take the mats, Hong Yun spent some of his merit to obtain permission, allowing Hou Tu to collect one.

• Zhun Ti and Jieyin hurried away from the Purple Heavens Palace toward Treasure Distribution Cliff, and Hong Yun urged the others to follow.
• Hong Yun quietly told Hou Tu to collect her Prayer Mat, hoping it could help her and perhaps allow Xuanming to cultivate a primordial spirit.
• The Three Pure Ones and Nu Wa followed Hou Yun’s advice and tried to take the Prayer Mats, while Zhen Yuan Zi attempted to collect the mat Jieyin had taken from Kun Peng.
• Hou Tu and the others could not lift the mats because they belonged to the Heavenly Dao, so Hong Yun offered part of his merit in exchange for permission.
• Hou Tu tried again and easily picked up the Prayer Mat.

Hong Yun used merit to reclaim his Prayer Mat and gave Nu Wa enough merit to reclaim hers, earning her gratitude. He planned to use their new connection to take part in Nu Wa Creates Humans and humanity’s future, then returned to Hou Tu and Xuanming, who teased him about helping Nu Wa.

• Hou Tu returned her Prayer Mat to Hong Yun, who told her to keep it, while Zhen Yuan Zi watched him use merit to break the Heavenly Dao’s control.
• The Three Pure Ones used their own merit to reclaim their Prayer Mats, but Nu Wa and Fuxi had none to spare.
• Hong Yun gave Nu Wa exactly enough merit to reclaim her Prayer Mat, and she promised to repay him.
• Hong Yun planned to use his connection with Nu Wa to participate in Nu Wa Creates Humans and humanity’s development.
• Hong Yun returned to Hou Tu and Xuanming, and Xuanming teased him for acting like a good guy toward Nu Wa.

Hong Yun and his companions left the Purple Heaven Palace after the other attendees departed, and Hong Yun led them through the Chaos toward Treasure Distribution Cliff. Zhen Yuan Zi guessed that the cliff itself might be a treasure, and Hong Yun’s group continued on with that possibility in mind.

• Hong Yun told Zhen Yuan Zi to keep their Prayer Mat, then set off with Tong Tian, Nu Wa, Hou Tu, Xuanming, and the others for Treasure Distribution Cliff.
• Hong Yun left ordinary jade cushions in the Purple Heaven Palace and imagined Hongjun’s future guests having to sit on them.
• Hao Tian and Yao Chi entered the palace as it vanished, and the unsupported space began collapsing under the Chaos Qi.
• Tong Tian, Taiqing, Yuan Shi, Fuxi, Nu Wa, Di Jun, and Taiyi departed, leaving Hong Yun, Zhen Yuan Zi, Hou Tu, and Xuanming behind.
• Zhen Yuan Zi wondered whether Treasure Distribution Cliff itself could be taken as a treasure, and Hong Yun praised his reasoning.
• Hong Yun used the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler to cut a path through the Chaos while Zhen Yuan Zi eagerly watched.

Hong Yun tried to avoid Treasure Distribution Cliff so he could find the Innate Gourd Vine on Bu Zhou Mountain, but Zhen Yuan Zi persuaded him that destined opportunities could not be taken early. Hong Yun prepared a backup plan by reactivating the Great Dao Karma System, which refused to grant him new-user benefits for binding again.

• Hong Yun told Zhen Yuan Zi that he would search Bu Zhou Mountain while Zhen Yuan Zi went to Treasure Distribution Cliff, but Zhen Yuan Zi urged him not to reject the treasures out of resentment toward Dao Ancestor Hong Jun.
• Hong Yun claimed he sensed an opportunity on Bu Zhou Mountain, and Zhen Yuan Zi argued that a destined opportunity would remain his regardless of when he found it.
• Hong Yun realized the others might still arrive when he found the Innate Gourd Vine, so he planned to give them gourds and use the resulting karmic ties as a safeguard.
• Hong Yun released the Great Dao Karma System from the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler and asked it to bind with him again.
• The system activated and told Hong Yun he was ineligible for new-user benefits because he was not binding for the first time.

After binding the System, Hong Yun followed Zhen Yuan Zi to Treasure Distribution Cliff to collect spiritual treasures. He arrived alongside the Three Pure Ones and watched them and Zhen Yuan Zi each take a turn before inviting Hou Tu and Xuanming to try.

• Hong Yun bound the System and agreed to go with Zhen Yuan Zi to Treasure Distribution Cliff.
• Hong Yun and Zhen Yuan Zi arrived at Treasure Distribution Cliff alongside the Three Pure Ones, who were surprised by Hong Yun's speed.
• Hong Yun observed that the cliff's barrier used spiritual energy to help the treasures inside improve themselves.
• Taiqing and Yuan Shi each collected treasures once, while Tong Tian took more than a hundred in one go.
• Zhen Yuan Zi collected twenty-four spiritual treasures, and Hong Yun invited Hou Tu and Xuanming to try.

Hou Tu and Xuanming collected spiritual treasures, while Zhen Yuan Zi coveted Treasure Distribution Cliff and Hong Yun secretly planned to help him take it. As the Three Pure Ones began to recognize the cliff’s value, Hong Yun distracted Tong Tian while the others prepared to act.

• Hou Tu and Xuanming excitedly collected treasures from Treasure Distribution Cliff and gave the items they did not want to Hong Yun.
• Latecomers arrived and made their own attempts to collect spiritual treasures, while Hong Yun also took a treasure from the cliff.
• Zhen Yuan Zi asked Hong Yun about the Three Pure Ones lingering nearby, and Hong Yun warned him that they would have to fight for Treasure Distribution Cliff.
• Hong Yun told Zhen Yuan Zi to wait until the treasures had been taken and promised to hold the others back for him.
• Hong Yun, Hou Tu, and Xuanming positioned themselves between the Three Pure Ones and the cliff as Yuan Shi signaled Taiqing for help.
• Hong Yun struck up a conversation with Tong Tian about their shared interest in the Formation Dao.

Hong Yun and Tong Tian openly shared their supreme treasures to study Formation Dao together, while the other cultivators watched over them. They began memorizing the formations’ secrets, leaving the remaining treasures on Treasure Distribution Cliff to be claimed.

• Hong Yun revealed the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler to Tong Tian and showed him its Formation Dao.
• Moved by Hong Yun’s openness, Tong Tian released the Immortal Slaying Array Diagram and its four swords.
• Hong Yun activated the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler, and the two treasures’ powers resonated as Hong Yun and Tong Tian agreed to memorize what they could and discuss the Dao later.
• Hong Yun and Tong Tian sent their divine souls into the treasures to study them while Taiqing, Yuan Shi, Hou Tu, and Xuanming stood guard.
• Other cultivators collected treasures from Treasure Distribution Cliff and left when they saw the two formations floating nearby.

Hong Yun and Tong Tian exchanged insights while studying the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler, helping Hong Yun advance his Formation Dao understanding. Their discussion inspired Di Jun to consider how to combine the River Diagram and Luo Book, though he lamented that Hong Yun had misunderstood his plans and refused to join him.

• Zhen Yuan Zi took Treasure Distribution Cliff after its treasures were collected, while Yuan Shi turned his attention to the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler.
• Hong Yun studied the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and focused on its changes, judging that its heavy baleful energy made it unsuitable for suppressing karmic fortune.
• Hong Yun and Tong Tian ended their exchange, reclaimed their treasures, and discussed how Formation Dao could unite different Daos.
• Zhen Yuan Zi, Taiqing, Yuan Shi, and others listened to Hong Yun and Tong Tian's discussion before departing.
• Di Jun gained ideas about integrating and balancing the River Diagram and Luo Book, but regretted that Hong Yun had no ambition to join his group because he had misunderstood Di Jun's intentions.

After the others left, Hong Yun prepared to search Bu Zhou Mountain for the Innate Gourd Vine and establish his own abode. Zhen Yuan Zi offered him Treasure Distribution Cliff, but Hong Yun refused and explained that Formation Dao would only support his own cultivation path, which Hou Tu agreed was best suited to him.

• Hong Yun asked what the others planned to do, and Tong Tian, Taiqing, and Yuan Shi returned to Kunlun Mountain while Fuxi and Nu Wa departed for Bu Zhou Mountain.
• Di Jun and Taiyi followed Fuxi and Nu Wa into Bu Zhou Mountain after Di Jun nodded to Hong Yun.
• Hong Yun decided to search Bu Zhou Mountain for the Innate Gourd Vine and settle down once he found it.
• Zhen Yuan Zi offered Treasure Distribution Cliff to Hong Yun, feeling Hong Yun had paid too much by revealing his Formation Dao insights.
• Hong Yun refused the treasure and explained that he would use Formation Dao as a supplement while pursuing a path built on his Four Symbols of Heaven Opening laws.
• Hou Tu agreed that each cultivator should forge the path best suited to them.

Hong Yun persuaded Zhen Yuan Zi to put away the Treasure Distribution Cliff and search Bu Zhou Mountain for the Innate Gourd Vine, though he could not sense its location. As the group searched without success, the Three Pure Ones also turned back after Taiqing felt an opportunity remained on the mountain.

• Hong Yun explained that cultivators needed their own insights and Daos, then asked Zhen Yuan Zi to put away the Treasure Distribution Cliff so they could seek Hong Yun’s opportunity on Bu Zhou Mountain.
• Zhen Yuan Zi, Xuanming, and Hou Tu questioned Hong Yun about what he sensed, but Hong Yun admitted he only knew the Innate Gourd Vine was somewhere on Bu Zhou Mountain and pointed in a random direction.
• After leaving Bu Zhou Mountain, Taiqing sensed that an opportunity remained there, and Yuan Shi and Tong Tian agreed to return with him.
• Hong Yun, Zhen Yuan Zi, Xuanming, and Hou Tu searched Bu Zhou Mountain for a long time without finding the vine, and Hong Yun insisted they were getting close.

Hong Yun released Zhen Yuan Zi’s Innate Spiritual Root aura to draw out the hidden Innate Gourd Vine on Bu Zhou Mountain. When Zhen Yuan Zi sensed a pull toward it, he located its direction, leaving the group ready to seek it out.

• Hong Yun realized Zhen Yuan Zi’s aura might attract the Innate Gourd Vine and asked him to release it.
• Zhen Yuan Zi let his Essence of Wutu aura spread across Bu Zhou Mountain as the group continued roaming.
• The hidden Innate Gourd Vine sensed Zhen Yuan Zi’s aura, opened part of its concealment barrier, and reached out with a leaf.
• Zhen Yuan Zi felt drawn toward the Gourd Vine, and Hong Yun urged him to find the source.
• Zhen Yuan Zi followed the attraction and pointed toward a place halfway up Bu Zhou Mountain.

Hong Yun broke the Innate Gourd Vine’s concealment array with the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler, revealing the spiritual root and strengthening the ruler’s Formation Dao foundation. The Three Pure Ones, Fuxi, Nu Wa, Di Jun, and Taiyi arrived, leaving the group facing off over the vine.

• Hong Yun and his companions reached the valley and discovered the hidden Yin Yang Five Elements Great Array around the Innate Gourd Vine.
• Hong Yun used the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler to break the array, absorb its principles, and reveal the vine.
• Yuan Shi and Zhen Yuan Zi recognized the Innate Spiritual Root, while the Three Pure Ones appeared in the valley.
• Fuxi, Nu Wa, Di Jun, and Taiyi arrived after Nu Wa sensed the vine’s energy, and Fuxi told them to wait and assess the situation.
• Hou Tu and Xuanming blocked the valley entrance and agreed to see what Hong Yun would do before confronting the newcomers.

Hong Yun and the Three Pure Ones confronted each other over the Innate Gourd Vine, while Yuan Shi insisted that everyone who saw it deserved a share. The dispute remained unresolved as Xuanming erupted in anger at Yuan Shi’s presumptuous offer.

• Taiqing hesitated to challenge Hong Yun over the Innate Gourd Vine, mindful of their ties and the Twelve Ancestral Witches behind Hong Yun and Zhen Yuan Zi.
• Yuan Shi rejected the idea of yielding, while Tong Tian greeted Hong Yun warmly and praised his good fortune.
• Taiqing became interested in two gourds containing Yin and Yang energy, and Fuxi and the others stayed aside rather than take sides.
• Hong Yun considered helping Tong Tian in the future and prepared to discuss dividing the vine’s gourds.
• Yuan Shi claimed that everyone who had seen the Innate Spiritual Root should receive a share, prompting Xuanming to unleash a sudden chill.

Hong Yun confronted Yuan Shi after Yuan Shi demanded a share of the Innate Gourd Vine, refusing to let him dictate the division or disrespect Xuanming. He challenged Yuan Shi to explain how he intended to divide it, leaving their dispute unresolved.

• Xuanming angrily objected when Yuan Shi claimed that everyone who saw the Innate Gourd Vine deserved a share.
• Hong Yun stopped Xuanming from attacking Yuan Shi and stepped forward to confront him.
• Hong Yun argued that his group had discovered the Innate Spiritual Root first and that he had broken its concealment formation.
• Hong Yun asked Yuan Shi how he wanted to divide the Innate Gourd Vine, while Yuan Shi grew displeased with Hong Yun's repeated success.